Upgrade Advice - GPU or MB/CPU

Mattpt

Mattpt

Mattpt

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Hello I would like some advice if possible on what prioritise as next upgrade route

I game at 1440p on 144HZ monitor, currently game of choice is warzone on which I get around 100 fps average on fairly low settings would like to increase the settings and frames somewhat.

PC specs:

I5 - 9400f
RTX 2070super
MB - Asus PRIME H310- Plus (Fairly bad I know)
PSU - Corsair Professional Series HX 850W '80 Plus Platinum' Modular Power Supply
RAM - 16gb
Corsair H100i cooler and 6 fans

Now what I have been thinking is realistically the best way to get better frames and settings is to wait for an RTX 3080 which seems to be the sweet spot for value > Improvements but who knows how long this wait will be.

So really my question is would a new CPU/MB really make any noticeable difference?

For around £600-700 just short of the price of an rtx 3080 (or what they should be) i can get a
i9-10850k and ASUS Tuf Z490+ but would it be waste of time and just sit around waiting for the day we can get 3080?

Or which MB/CPU would you suggest if it would help?

This question is purely based on gaming
 
Maybe something like a 10400f with a B460 if you want a decent CPU upgrade while keeping some cash back for the 3080.
 
Will I gain much from it though?, I dont mind spending around £500-600 on it since it will be couple months at least to wait for 3080 i would imagine gives plenty of time to free some more cash up
 
For example ASUS TUF GAMING Z490-PLUS WiFi ATX Motherboard + Intel Core i7 10700K 8-Core CPU together is £500 but if its not really going to gain much not really worth it
 
Upgrading the cpu to go with a 3080 will give more fps but is the cost worth the increase in fps in most games? I doubt you will tell the difference with the naked eye in most games, so its for you to decide when the best time to upgrade your cpu. I would look for reviews of the 11400 and 11700k at the end of March, the 11400f is available for preorder at the same price as the 10400f
 
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Mattpt said:
Thanks, seems like cpu makes very little difference in frames at 1440p
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Since your CPU is only 6/6 an upgrade will definetly improve things especially for 1% lows and smoothness also if you upgrade to a 3080 then it's definetly advisable to get a better CPU, whether you wait a few months or upgrade now you don't really lose anything as it will still be around the same cost and you will gain some benefit from it even with a 2070 although if you can wait till the end of the year then AM5 / Alderlake should be out and these will use DDR5 so may cost a bit more but will have better futureproofing.
 
OK, well maybe I will wait and see how the I7 11700k does and get one of those with a b560 mb as it could be a very long wait for a 3080
 
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